มหาโจร
má-hǎa-jooMeaning
1NounB1
great bandit; notorious robber
A great or notorious robber or bandit.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceมหาโจรmá-hǎa-jooมหาโจรmá-hǎa-joogreat bandit; notorious robber
In the story, the police are chasing a master thief.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpอ่านàanนิยายní-yaaiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpมหาโจรmá-hǎa-jooปล้นbplônคนรวยkon-ruuaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiคนจนkon-jon
He likes reading novels about a master thief who robs the rich to help the poor.
ตี๋dtǐiใหญ่yàiเป็นbpenชื่อchʉ̂ʉของkɔ̌ɔngมหาโจรmá-hǎa-jooชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dangในnaiประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat-tai
Tee Yai is the name of a notorious bandit leader in Thai history.
ทางการtaang-gaanได้dâaiประกาศbprà-gàatตั้งdtângรางวัลraang-wanนำnamจับjàpมหาโจรmá-hǎa-jooผู้นี้pûu-níiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเขาkǎoก่อคดีgɔ̀ɔ-ká-diiอุกฉกรรจ์ùk-chà-ganมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoหลายlǎaiครั้งkráng
The authorities have announced a reward for the capture of this notorious bandit, as he has committed several violent crimes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหาโจร said มะ-หา-โจร?
má-hǎa-joo
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มหาmá-hǎaมหาmá-hǎa1great; grand; vast (formal/literary)2prefix meaning great-/grand-; super-3title for a monk qualified in Pali studiesgreat; grand; vast (formal/literary)Part 1
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มหาโจรmá-hǎa-jooมหาโจรmá-hǎa-joogreat bandit; notorious robbergreat bandit; notorious robberWord